Land-roller.



No. 894,430. I' Y l PATENTED JULY 28, 1908.

. RL. GAINES.

LAND ROLLER.

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` FRANKLIN L. GAINES, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

LAND-ROLLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 1908. v

Application led March 14, 1908. Serial No. 421,177.

To all whomz't may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN L. GAINES, citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Grand Ra ids, in the county of Kent and State ofichigan, have invented certain new and useful` Improvements inLand-Rollers; and I following to be a full, clear, and exactdescriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichVit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to 'improvements in land rollers, and its object isto provide a reversible device, an improved frame, and to rovide thedevice with various new and useful features, hereinafter more fullydescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference beinghad to th accompanying drawings, in which: I 4

Figure 1. is a side elevation of a device embodying my invention; Fig.2. a plan view of the same; Fig. 3. an enlarged detail in frontelevation with the pole removed; Fig. 4. a vertical section of the sameon the line 4 4 of Fig. 2; and, Fig. 5. an enlarged detail of the saddlepost and mode of attachment of the same.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

The roller proper is made of a sheet metal tubular cylinder 1, providedwith a shaft 2 in its axis from which radiate arms 3 attached to theinterior of the tube 1 at their outer ends. This roller when soconstructed is adapted for use by filling the same with concrete orother analogous material whereby the roller is rendered suflicientlyheavy to do its work, but in its commercial form it will be left, asshown in the drawings, without this filling. Surrounding this roller isa frame consisting of channel bars 5 having their channeled sidesoutward and vertical, formingthe ends of the frame, andbars 6 arrangedin pairs forming the respective sides of the frame and secured to theend bars 5 by means of angle plates 7 to which the res ective side andend bars are riveted. *ach pair of side bars are arranged one above andone below the lane of the end bars and with their channeled sides awayfrom each other.

At the middle of the end bars5 are bearings 4 secured thereto in whichthe shaft 2 is rotado .hereby declare the tive. These' bearings arefurther secured in place by braces 8 extending from the outer sidethereof and attached at their respectivel ends to the bearings 4 and thebars 5. By this construction I am able to produce a very strong andsatisfactory frame surrounding the roller.l

At the middle of each side are superposed and horizontally arrangedplates 9 riveted to the adjacent sides of the res ective bars 6 andspaced apart onel above t e other. These p ates are 'connected in pairsby channeled -plates 10, which lates are s aced'apart in -asa bolt toassist in securing the pole in place and also as a pivot pin for theevener.

16 isa seat supported upon a seat post 15 detachably inserted in anopening 21 in the up er plate 9 and provided with a forwardly andownwardly extended brace 17 having a socket at its lower end to receivethe evener strap 12.

18 is a flat scraper pivotally j ournaled at its longitudinal axis inthe end bars 5 and ada ted to alternately engage the surface of t eroller 1 at its respective edges, when Vinclined toward the same. On thepivot pin of the scraper 18 is mounted an up- .wardly extended arm 19 onwhich is an adjustable weight 20, this arm being extended upwardsubstantially in the plane of the fiat vscraper 18 whereby when the armis inclined in one direction, the upper edge of the scraper willyieldingly engage the roller and when inclined in the opposite directionthe .lower edge of the scra er will engage the roller, and when theweigliit is released and slid down on the arm in contact with the frame,the scraper will be held in a vertical plane and out of action.

In reversing the device the pole 11 and pins 13 and 14 are removed fromthe side where shown, and inserted in Corresponding relation to the likeco-acting parts at the opposite side of the frame; the seat post 15,seat 16 and brace 17 removed and changed in a like manner to theopposite side, and the scraper reversed by turning it on its pivots tobring its other edge in contact with the roller.

What I claim is:

l. A reversible land roller comprising a roller, a frame in which theroller isj ournaled, a pole and a seat-post, and means for detachablyand interchangeably attaching the pole and seat-post to the respectivesides of the frame.

2. A reversible land roller, comprising a frame, a roller j ournaled inthe frame, a rectangular socket at`the middle of each side of theJframe, a pole, means for detachably and interchangeably securing thepole in the sockets, a seat, and a seat post supporting the seat, saidpost also being detachably and interchangeably supported by the saidsockets.

3. A reversible land roller, comprising a' frame, a roller journaled inthe frame, a pair of superposed plates extending from each side of theframe, angle plates connecting the superposed plates and spaced apart, apole inserted within the plates, means for detachably securing the polein place, a seat, and a seat post supporting the seat and detachablyinserted in t e upper plates.

1l. A reversible land roller, comprising a roller journaled in a frame,a pair of superposed plates extending Jfrom the respective sides of theframe, angle plates spaced apart and connecting the said superposedplates, an evener strap attached to each side of the frame andprojecting above the respective upper plate, a pin extending verticallythrough the superposed plates and through the strap, a pole having anopening to receive the pin and detachably inserted between the plateswhereby the pole may be reversibly attached to the frame.

5. In a reversible roller, a roller, a frame in which the roller isjournaled, a pair of superposed plates extending oppositely from theframe at each side thereof, vertically disposed channel plates spacedapart and connecting the superposed plates, a pole detachably surroundedby said plates, an evener strap attached to each side of the frame andextending above the respective upper plate, a pin detachably inserted inthe strap and extending downward through the strap and superposedplates, a saddle post detachably inserted in the upper plate and a braceon the saddle post having a socket to receive the evener strap, wherebythe pole and saddle are reversibly attached to the frame.

6. In a land roller, a roller having a shaft in its axis and oppositelyprojecting therefrom, a frame comprising channel bars verticallydisposed transversely and 'forming ends of the frame, journal bearingsattached to said bars in which bearings the shaft is rotative, a pair ofhorizontally disposed channel bars at each side of the 'frame andeinbracing the ends of the end bars, and corner plates to which the endand side bars are secured.

7. In a land roller, in combination with a roller, a frame comprisingbars vertically disosed transversely forming the ends of the trame, apair oi' horizontally disposed chan.- nel bars forming the respectivesides of the frame, angle plates connecting the side and end bars oi'the frame, a horizontally disposed plate attached 'to each of the sidebars and arranged in superposed pairs at the respective sides ol theframe, vertically disposed channel )lates connecting each pair olhorizontal plates and spaced apart, a pole detachably inserted in thespace between said plates, an evener strap above each pair olt plates, asaddle post detachably inserted in one of the upper plates, said poleand saddle post being interchangeably attached to the respective sidesof the frame, and a brace on the saddle post having a socket to receivethe evener strap.

8. In a land roller, in combination with a roller having ournalsprojecting at its res pective ends, a frame surrounding the roller andcomprising vertically disposed channel bars forming its ends, bearingsat the middle of said bars in which the journals of the roller arerotative, braces extending lroin the outer sides of the bearings to nearthe resj)cctiwv ends of the channel bars, two lmrizontally disposedchannel bars at each side 'ol'Y the frame and spaced apart, angle platesconnecting the end bars and side bars, and

means for attaching a pole and a saddle to said frame.

9. In a land roller, a roller having oppositely projecting journals,vertically disposed channel bars forming the ends o'l` a frame, journalbearings attached to the middle of said bars in which bearings theournals are mounted, braces extending from the outer sides of saidbearings to near the ends of the channel bars, a pair of horizontallydisposed channel bars at each side of the roller and embracing the endsof the end bars, angle plates connecting the end and side bars andrigidly attached thereto, horizontally disposed plates attached to therespective side ars and arranged in superposed pairs at the respectivesides of the l'rame, vertically disposed channel plates connecting saidpairs of plates and attached thereto Yand spaced a art, a poledetachably inserted within said p ates, an evener strap at each side olthe frame and above the upper plate, a pin dctachably inserted in thestrap and plates, a saddle post detachably inserted in one of the upperplates and transferable to the other upper plate, and abrace onthe`saddle post f engage the respective evener y In testimony Whereef Iaffix mysignature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

FRANKLIN L. GAINES.

' Witnesses:

PALMER A. JONES, L. V. MoUL'roN.

